"This is a tale of a failed galaxy." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a "relic" or remnant of early galaxy ...

The universe is packed with riddles, but few are as stubborn or as fascinating as dark matter. First proposed in 1933 by astronomer Fritz Zwicky, this elusive substance refuses to play by the rules: ...

Dark matter clumps could act as stellar lampshades, drifting between Earth and distant stars, dimming them by an almost imperceptible amount, a new study suggests. If this idea is correct, such "dark ...